Bookham Commons, Protected woodland in Mole Valley, United Kingdom.
Bookham Commons is a large woodland in Mole Valley covering over 150 hectares. The site features a network of walking routes through oak forests, open grasslands, and ponds linked by a tributary stream of the River Mole.
The land has been documented since 1086, when it appeared in the Domesday Book as Bocheham and was owned by St Peter's Abbey. It originally comprised two separate parcels of land.
The London Natural History Society conducts regular ecological surveys, documenting wildlife populations and contributing to scientific research of southeast England.
The site is well accessible through several footpaths and bridleways suitable for walkers, cyclists, and horse riders. Different entry points are available around the woodland.
The woodland supports more than 600 beetle species and over 1100 fly species, making it a hotspot for insect diversity. The rare moss Zygodon conoideus also grows here, found at only one other location in Surrey.
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